VLC media player

How to uninstall VLC media player from your PC

VLC media player is a software application. This page holds details on how to uninstall it from your PC. The Windows release was created by VideoLAN. Open here for more information on VideoLAN. You can get more details related to VLC media player at http://www.videolan.org/. The program is usually located in the C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC folder. Keep in mind that this location can differ depending on the user's choice. You can uninstall VLC media player by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe. Keep in mind that you might get a notification for administrator rights. vlc.exe is the programs's main file and it takes circa 129.52 KB (132627 bytes) on disk.

VLC media player is comprised of the following executables which occupy 498.76 KB (510730 bytes) on disk:

• uninstall.exe (251.22 KB)
• vlc-cache-gen.exe (118.02 KB)
• vlc.exe (129.52 KB)

The current page applies to VLC media player version 3.0.0201502082004 only. You can find below info on other application versions of VLC media player:

• 3.0.0201512130402
• 3.0.0201501200423
• 3.0.0201603220402
• 3.0.0201505180002
• 3.0.0201412230003
• 3.0.09
• 3.0.0201511110402
• 3.0.0201505200002
• 3.0.0201506270002
• 3.0.0201412011908
• 1.1.2
• 3.0.0201503171132
• 3.0.6
• 3.0.0201604300401
• 3.0.0201506020402
• 2.2.0201405100402
• 3.0.0201507170402
• 3.0.0201507280402
• 3.0.0201407050945
• 3.0.0201604020002
• 3.0.4
• 3.0.0201504040402
• 3.0.0201503040003
• 3.0.0201501110003
• 3.0.0201503171517
• 2.2.0201405180019
• 3.0.0201507110002
• 3.0.0201606050002
• 3.0.0201605080002
• 3.0.0201508100402
• 3.0.0201509190402
• 3.0.0201604030002
• 3.0.0201407160002
• 3.0.2
• 3.0.0201508080402
• 3.0.0201505040002
• 2.2.01201410270202
• 3.0.0201510300402
• 3.0.0201503260002
• 3.0.0201602200403
• 3.0.0201409230402
• 2.0.3
• 2.2.0201406120023
• 3.0.0201412130003
• 3.0.3
• 4.0.0.0
• 3.0.0201603300402
• 3.0.0201506050002
• 3.0.0201411060402
• 3.0.0201509210002
• 3.0.0201410100002
• 2.1.3
• 3.0.0201412121425
• 3.0.18.0
• 3.0.9
• 3.0.0201507030402
• 3.0.182
• 2.2.02
• 3.0.0201505060003
• 3.0.0201506300402
• 3.0.0201410070003
• 3.0.0201507080402
• 2.2.03
• 3.0.0201408200402
• 3.0.0201503250402
• 3.0.0201604010402
• 3.0.0201508140403
• 3.0.0201508190403
• 3.0.0201508170403
• 3.0.0201411090003
• 3.0.0201505130003
• 3.0.0201508140003
• 2.2.0201405200043
• 3.0.0201602180402
• 3.0.0201605110401
• 3.0.0201501080002
• 3.0.0201501010402
• 3.0.0201504130003
• 2.2.01
• 3.0.0201409061949
• 3.0.0201409070004
• 3.0.0201509200402
• 3.0.0201502241839
• 3.0.0201504091232
• 3.0.0201504050402
• 3.0.13
• 3.0.0201503090002
• 3.0.0201501240003
• 3.0.0201604270401
• 3.0.0201411100403
• 3.0.0201606020002
• 3.0.0201407220002
• 3.0.0201410210002
• 3.0.0201509250402
• 3.0.0201511190402
• 3.0.0201506191140
• 3.0.0201507050402
• 3.0.04
• 2.2.1265
• 3.0.0201504010914

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Some files and registry entries are typically left behind when you uninstall VLC media player.

Folders that were left behind:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\AppCrash_vlc.exe_bd2cdb3017551c961cac2c3df07919dc48dd76ec_1255604a
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\AppCrash_vlc.exe_bd2cdb3017551c961cac2c3df07919dc48dd76ec_158a47da
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\IDM\DwnlData\UserName\vlc-2.1.5-win32_39
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\IDM\DwnlData\UserName\vlc-3.0.0-git-20150208-2004-wi_40

The files below are left behind on your disk by VLC media player when you uninstall it:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\AppCrash_vlc.exe_bd2cdb3017551c961cac2c3df07919dc48dd76ec_1255604a\Report.wer
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\AppCrash_vlc.exe_bd2cdb3017551c961cac2c3df07919dc48dd76ec_158a47da\Report.wer

Open regedit.exe to delete the registry values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{DF2BBE39-40A8-433B-A279-073F48DA94B6}\1.0\0\win64\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{DF2BBE39-40A8-433B-A279-073F48DA94B6}\1.0\HELPDIR\

A way to delete VLC media player with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VLC media player is an application marketed by the software company VideoLAN. Frequently, people try to erase it. This is difficult because doing this manually takes some know-how regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best EASY procedure to erase VLC media player is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general utility to take care of your system.

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• download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the programs existing on the PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate VLC media player or simply click the Search field and type in "VLC media player". If it is installed on your PC the VLC media player app will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select VLC media player in the list of applications, some information about the application is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have about VLC media player, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the program you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for VLC media player:

• The software company is: http://www.videolan.org/
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove VLC media player.


8. After removing VLC media player, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong VLC media player that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling VLC media player with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall VLC media player by VideoLAN from your PC, nor are we saying that VLC media player by VideoLAN is not a good application for your PC. This page only contains detailed info on how to uninstall VLC media player in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.